l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1585

Circuit courts; retain jurisdiction for persons with criminal charges.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A CIRCUIT COURT TO RETAIN JURISDICTION AND PROCEED WITH CIVIL COMMITMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE CIRCUIT COURT TO PROCEED WITH COMMITMENT PROCEDURES FOR ANY PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND HAVE UNRESOLVED FELONY CHARGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-21-65, 41-21-67, 41-21-71, 41-21-73 AND 41-21-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE CIRCUIT COURT TO PROCEED WITH COMMITMENT PROCEDURES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 19 to March 5, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 5

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published